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Another word for leaf

leaf Synonyms

leaf

n.

The leafy organ of a plant
leaflet, needle, bract, petiole, blade, frond, stalk, stipule, scale, protective leaf, floral leaf, leaf stalk, seed leaf, calyx leaf, bracteole, sepal, lithophyl, caulis, perianth, petal.
Matter in thin, smooth form
skin, coat, sheath; see sheet 2.

in leaf

foliated, in foliage, fully leaved out; see green 2.

take a leaf from someone's book

follow someone's example, take after, copy; see imitate 2.

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Another word for leaf

verb

To look through reading matter casually.

Also used with through: browse, dip into, flip through, glance at (or over) (or through), riffle (through), run through, scan, skim, thumb (through). See investigate, words

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He looked relieved and reached up, pulling a leaf from her hair.
I hung up, my hand still shaking like a leaf in a windstorm.
A, Ordinary leaf of Cephalotus.
There was evaporation of water from the leaf.
B, Monstrous leaf with spoon-shaped depression.

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